BRAZILIAN LEGISLATION
On August 5, 2010, the law nº 12,305 was approved, referring to the National Solid Waste Policy in Brazil, which requires the proper disposal for electronic waste and establishes shared responsibility for the final disposal of and environmentally friendly products in the post-consumer period, i.e. manufacturers, importers, distributors, traders, consumers and the public authorities are also responsible for the correct destination of waste. In the State of São Paulo, State Law 13,576 was enacted in July 2009, establishing procedures for recycling, management and final disposal of technological waste.
Paulicomp-eco is located in Bariri – SP, near the main industrial centers of electronic products as: Jaguariúna (Motorola), Hortolândia (IBM,Dell), Campinas (Samsug), Indaiatuba (Foxconn), Jundiaí (Foxconn, Compal e Apple), Itu (Lenovo), Sorocaba (Flextronics, Lenovo), among other companies in the industry.